The ultimatum was issued by the Clerk to Parliament Adolf Mwesige in an internal memo dated October 20, 2022. It was in response to a letter written to the Clerk by the Sergeant-At-Arms earlier on October 12, containing a list of vehicles that have been parked for longer periods.
However, he adds that without any court order or consent, with the help of a Police Official from Mbarara Police Station, Letshego violently took possession of his truck on May 31, 2019, and accused him of alleged failure to meet loan obligations. By the time of impounding the truck, it was reportedly transporting a consignment to Rwanda.
Martine Erimu, the chairperson of the Teso Grain, Rice Millers, Processing and Marketers Association- TEGRIMMA, says some financial institutions limit farmers when borrowing but are fast in collecting the money.
The suspects are accused of illegally detaining Consolata Kyomukama and Merab Tukamuhabwa all residents of Bubare Sub County in Rubanda district. The two had reportedly failed to honor their loan obligations.
The LC3 Chairperson of Kirewa Sub County in Budama North Constituency, Tororo District Joseph Okello has been committed to civil prison in Morukatipe prisons for defaulting on payment of a loan.
